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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Stover is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in No. 34 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 103 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones is a better player than slot 139 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
You do not let a running back like Braelon Allen reach pick 182 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Nice patience on Jawhar Jordan, who had no business lasting to the 224th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at the 232nd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It patches a soft spot without any drama.